第35节 (第2/2页)

  didisee

    onlythepaleoninthedawningsky.”

    hehahepathetrueier,”hesaid,startingoffdohesidewalk.

    inaninstanthehaddisappearedaherpedestrians.

    juliana,frinkthought.areyouasaloneasiaegotoutofthetrudputadiintheparkingter.

    fear,hethought.thisure.ifitshouldfailifitshouldfailthatheoracleputit.ears,beati.

    hedarkeningshadoothegrave.ifshebesobad.notbadatall.

    icared,herealized.supposeeddoeshing.supposetheylaughatus.

    then

    oonthefloorofthefrontroofherapartnt,julianalayholdingjoeandstuffyidafteoonsunlight.herbodyandthebodyoftheninherarponttohischeekboheoherthroat.

    ”yourestilldripping,”sherred.

    hesaidnothing.hisbreathing,long,sloheo,shethought.hingbuterinside.

    ”ho”sheasked.

    heledthatithadbeenokay.

    ithoughtso,julianathought.itell.nohhavetogetup,pullourselvestogether.oristhatbadsignofsubnsciousdisapproval

    hestirred.

    ”areyougettingup”shegrippedhiights.”dont..”

    ”dontyouhavetogettothegy

    iotgoingtothegyjulianasaidtoherself.dontyouknoeuger.butite.

    shefelthitarttodraselfbackp,slipperyback.thensheuldhearhinodoubt.forhisshower.

    itsover,shethought.ohwell.shesighed.

    ”ihearyou,”joesaidfrohebathroo”groaning.aleahingelseintheerged,briefly,drippinging.”hootakeatrip”

    herpulsequied.”where”

    ”tosobigcity.honorth,todenverilltakeyouout;buyyoutickettoashoaurant,taxi,getyoueveningdressoryouneed.okay”

    sheuldhardlybelievehibutsheedto;shetriedto.

    ”akeit”joecalled.

    ”sure,”shesaid.

    ”eniaybeforthefirsttiinourlives.keepyoufroragup.”

    ”wherelloney”

    joesaid,”ihaveit.lookinsuitdoor;theracketofershutoutanyf

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